Writing
开发 (kāi fā) — how to say "to develop" in Chinese
开发
To develop, to exploit
verb
Character composition
开
to open, to start
发
to develop, to send
Radicals / Keys
又
Again
#29 · yòu · 2 strokes
廾
Arch
#55 · gǒng · 3 strokes
Synonyms
Collocations
开发资源
kāi fā zī yuán
develop resources
开发新市场
kāi fā xīn shì chǎng
develop a new market
开发软件
kāi fā ruǎn jiàn
develop software
Examples
这家公司投入了大量资金来开发新的环保技术和产品。
This company has invested a lot of money in developing new environmental technologies and products.
开发新产品
To develop new products.
Frequently asked questions
How to say develop in Chinese?
"to develop" in Chinese is 开发 (kāi fā).
开发 meaning in English
开发 (kāi fā) means "To develop, to exploit".
How is 开发 pronounced?
It is pronounced kāi fā (written as kai fa, kaifa). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "to develop" in Chinese characters?
It is written 开发: 开 has 4 strokes, 发 has 5 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 开发?
开发 belongs to the HSK 5 vocabulary list.
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